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IMPORTANCE OF AUTO IN AMERICAN LIFE & ECONOMICS. GOOD ANIMATION OF STREAM OF CARS AROUND MOON. EXPLAINS VAST NUMBERS OF WORKERS INVOLVED IN AUTO INDUSTRY. USES DAGUERRE CAMERA TO EMPTY STREET SCENE OF MOVING PEOPLE & OBJECTS. GOOD QUALITY B&W AUTO SHOTS.
Ken Smith sez: A film commissioned by Chevrolet to show how the American economy is hopelessly dependent on cars. "Any picture of America without automobiles is completely out of date!" Best scene: The horn inspection "toot-tester."
CHEVROLET AUTOMOBILES TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISING ANIMATION DIAGRAMS FANTASY ECONOMICS WORKERS LABOR HORNS BUSES CITIES DETROIT MICHIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY DAGUERRE STREETS PEDESTRIANS COMMUTERS HOUSES MOVING LEISURE RECREATION HIGHWAYS ROADS MAPS GLOBES OUTER SPACE MOON SPACE TRAVEL FARMERS TRUCKS DRIVING TRAFFIC HISTORY Chevrolet Motor Company (sponsor) Automobiles (Chevrolet) Photography Daguerrotypes Photography (Daguerrotypes) Surrealism Cameras Detroit, Michigan (streets) Streets (Detroit, Michigan) Automobile industry Workers (auto) Buses Bus drivers Workers (bus drivers) Economics Manufacturing
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- 2002-07-16 00:00:00
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- asr
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- 08147
- Color
- B&W
- Country
- United States
- Identifier
- KeytoOur1952
- Numeric_id
- 609
- Proddate
- 1952
- Run time
- 10:46
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- MovingImage
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- 20230805.01
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Subject: And a Hearty Hi-Yo Chevrolet!
Fred Foy is ... a little more low key than he was when he announced The Lone Ranger, but has a fine voice for this kind of not-hard-sell short.
Foy "interviews" actors playing a miner, and a farmer, and outlines the number of people connected with the auto industry (including road construction). America thanks you, General Motors!
There's a bit of animation in the short.
Several 1952 Chevys are seen in close-up, though the one at the end looks more like a '51 (all without license plates).
Four stars just to hear Fred Foy and see some of the early '50s Chevs. The cars got more stylish in '55.
Subject: Jam Handy Detroit
One wonders if Ron Gettlefinger had enough sense to show this film to Congress while begging like a french poodle - on its haunches - for bailout money for the UAW. Pelosi et al would have never caught on despite the preponderence of '51 model Chevys and ancient busses and electric busses and guys wearing fedoras throughout this film.
Super film, like only Jam Handy could do it. Love those Chevys too!
Subject: Clever
Subject: Aren't YOU in the auto industry?